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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999089901 | Incident Date: Aug, 30 1999 |
| Consumer's City: KENTFIELD | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 325I | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBACB3319NF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 13 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling on i-5, i noticed that the coolant temperature was increasing to dangerous levels. upon returning to the san francisco area, i took the car to a repair shop and was told that the water pump had failed due to the breakage of the impeller. i was also told that this was a problem in this vintage of bmw since the manufacturer had used a plastic impeller in the water pump, rather than a metal impeller as is usual in other models. the mechanic related that he had performed about 25-30 identical repairs on bmws and that the problem was always attributable to the plastic impeller. i have had the water pump replaced with another pump with a metal impeller, but the event cost me $458 in repairs and approximately $265 for a rental car for the rest of the trip, as well as about $150 in unnecessary hotel bills. i plan to contact the manufacturer to request reimbursement of these costs, as i feel that the use of a plastic impeller over a metal one is a defective and negligent design. i still have the old water pump and the plastic impeller in my possession. |
